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Missouri Suppressors & Silencers Laws (2026)
Conditional: Suppressors are legal in Missouri as long as they are possessed in compliance with federal law.
Suppressors are legal in Missouri as long as they are possessed in compliance with federal law. Under RSMo 571.020 possessing a firearm silencer is an offense only if done "in violation of federal law," so a suppressor registered under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) is lawful.
Official source: revisor.mo.gov →
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Suppressors & Silencers in states bordering Missouri
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ArkansasConditional
Suppressors are legal in Arkansas, which has no statute banning civilian possession, and Game and Fish regulations impose no suppressor restriction, so hunting with one is allowed. You still need the federal ATF tax stamp under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: agfc.com · Full Arkansas rule →
- IllinoisRestricted
Firearm silencers are banned in Illinois: 720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(6) makes possessing one "unlawful use of weapons," a Class 3 felony, regardless of registration under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA).
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: ilga.gov · Full Illinois rule →
- IowaConditional
Suppressors are legal in Iowa as long as you comply with federal law. Iowa Code 724.1B makes it a felony only to possess a suppressor "in violation of federal law", so a suppressor properly registered under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) is legal (Iowa legalized suppressors in 2016).
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
- KansasConditional
Suppressors are legal in Kansas as long as you comply with federal law. Possessing a suppressor is "criminal use of weapons" under K.S.A. 21-6301 (severity level 9 felony), but subsection (h) exempts anyone in compliance with the federal National Firearms Act (NFA).
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: ksrevisor.gov · Full Kansas rule →
- KentuckyConditional
Suppressors are legal in Kentucky, which imposes no state ban, once you complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process. Hunting with a suppressor is expressly permitted: a person with a federal permit for a firearm noise suppressor may use it to take legal game with a valid hunting license.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: fw.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →
- NebraskaConditional
Suppressors are legal in Nebraska once you complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process. Nebraska's prohibited-weapons statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1203) lists only machine guns and short rifles and shotguns, and silencers are not on that list. Nebraska legalized hunting with suppressors in 2014.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
- OklahomaConditional
Suppressors are legal in Oklahoma, which has no state ban, once you complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process. The Department of Wildlife Conservation permits legally acquired suppressors to hunt game and birds on both private and public lands.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: wildlifedepartment.com · Full Oklahoma rule →
- TennesseeConditional
Suppressors are legal in Tennessee once they are registered under the federal National Firearms Act (NFA). TN Code 39-17-1302 lists a silencer as a prohibited weapon, but 39-17-1308 provides a complete defense for registered items. Hunting with a suppressor is legal for persons holding the federal license.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: publications.tnsosfiles.com · Full Tennessee rule →
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